GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| sentinel | sentry |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |